I have always wanted to visit a country during one of their national holidays. Normally my vacations have never really lined up that perfect. Luckily I ended up being able to celebrate August 20th in Budapest for St. Stephen’s Day.

“What were your favorite European highlights?” That’s a question I was asked a bunch once I returned from 3 months of backpacking through Europe. At that time I was so overwhelmed I had no idea how to answer. A few things would stand out above the rest. But then I’d forget about something else that